Spring 2026
Creative Nonfiction: Writing about Place
Dates: January 27, 2026 - May 14, 2026Day/Time: Tuesday; Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:20 AM EDT
Level: 200-Level
Certificate: Global Humanities
Instructor: Rebecca Chase, Bard College
Where are you writing from? A city, a village, an airplane, under a tree? How does the “where” reveal the “who” of the narrator? Creative nonfiction reports back to the reader from the world around us: stories based in fact, often heavily researched, but always filtered through the lens of the subjective “I” and crafted with tools borrowed from fiction. This course will be writing and reading intensive, with close reading and short writing assignments culminating in a final portfolio.
Credits: 4 US / 8 ECTS